Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-07-28
THE ROAD LAW,
AS PASSED AT THE LAST SESSION
OF THE LEGISLATURE.
Highway Rules and Restrictions-Du.
ties Of the Road Overseers, Taxpay.
ers, and County Commissioners.
CHAPTER II.
Highways.
ARTICLE l.
Enumeration of Highways.

Enumeratlon OF highways.
SEC. $50. Highways are roads
streets or alleys, and bridges, laid Out
or erected BY the public, Or if laid
out or erected by others, dedicated
or abandoned to the public.
65I. Roads laid out and recorded
as highways, by order Of the Board
of Commissioners, and all roads used
as such for period of FIVE years, are
highways. Whenever any corpora
ton owning bridge, or turnpike,
plank or common wagon road is dis
solved, or discontinues the road or
bridge, or has expired by limitation,
the road or bridge becomes highway.
852. A road not used or worked for
the period of five years ceases to be
a highway for any purpose whatever.
853. The Clerk of the Board Of
Commissioners must keep a book in
which must be recorded separately
all proceedings of the Board relative
to each road district, including orders
laying out, altering and opening new
roads; and in a separate book a de-
scription of each road district, Its
overseers, its roads, highways, con.
tracts and all other matters pertaining
thereto.
ARTICLE II.
Rules and Restrictions Respecting
the use of Highways.
SEC. 800. BY taking OF accepting
land for highway the public acquire
only the right of way and the Incl
dents necessary to enjoying and main
tanning it. All trees within the high
way. except only such as requisite to
make and repair the road or bridges
on the same land, are for the use of
the owner or occupant of the land.
s61. Any owter OF occupant OF
land may construct sidewalk ON the
highway along the line of his land,
subject, however, to the authority
conferred by law on the Board of
Commissioners and the overseers of
highways; and any person using such
sidewalk with horse or team without
permission OF the owner, is liable to
such owner or occupant in the sum of
live dollars for each trespass, and for
all damages suffered thereby.
s62. ANY owner or occupant of
land adjoining a highway not less
than three rods wide, may plant trees
on the side contiguous TO his land.
They must be set in regular rows, at a
distance of ct least six feet from
each other and not more than six feet
from the boundary of the highway.
If the highway is more than six rods
wide the row must not be less than
six nor more than twelve feet from
the boundary of the highway. Who.
ever Injuries any of them is liable to
the owner or occupant for the damage
which is thereby sustained.
1853. Every gas, water or railroad
corporation has power to lay conduo.
tors and tracks through the public
ways and squares in any city, village,
or town, when it is established, with
the consent of the municipal author
ities thereof, and under such reasona.
BILE regulations and for such compen.
sation as the authorities and the law
prescribe.
ARTICLE III.
Powers and Duties of Boards of Com
missioners and Highway Officers
over Highways.
SEC. $40. The Board of Com mis-
sioners by proper ordinances must:
divide the county into a suita-
BILE and conaenisnt humber of road
districts, and appoint therefor annu.
ally, or whenever vacaroies occur,
overseers, with power to remove them
At pleasure.
2.-Cadse to be surveyed, viewed,
laid out, recorded, opened and worked
such highways as are necessary for
public convenience, as in this chapter
provided.
3.-Cause to be recorded as high
ways such roads as have become such
BY usage or abandonment to the
public.
abolish or abandon such as are |
unnecessary.
5.-Contract agree for, purchase
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